Street photography tip: Your local park is your most versatile canvas

Saturday 2 September 2023, 20:02 by Michiel Heijmans | 2,471 views | 0 comments

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When I take a city break, I always set aside part of a day for a park. In the morning, as the city wakes up, the park is a place of solitude. Lovely. With my camera in hand, I can walk around there for hours.

Rotterdam - f/8, 1/1000s, 640 ISO @ 35mm
In the park, you'll find the early yoga or tai chi practitioner, the father taking a walk with his red pushchair and the mother cycling to work.

At lunchtime, the park fills up with people occupying the benches or rolling out their picnic blankets. And towards evening, people walk home tired but satisfied after a long day in the city.

Extra tip: Don't always choose the biggest park, but head for a smaller one instead. The atmosphere is often more relaxed, and you have more time to take a good photo.

I think Vondelpark in our capital is fantastic, but not for street photography. Too sprawling. Kronenburgerpark in Nijmegen is more compact and easier to keep an eye on. And that perhaps makes it more interesting!

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